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Community Partner Directory

Would you like to get involved in the community? There are many locations where you can volunteer or do course-based service learning. Our community partners are located throughout Western North Carolina and deal with a wide range of topics.

To see a list of upcoming projects and special events, check out our Service Learning Calendar.

Questions? Suggestions for new community partners? Have a project you would like to see on the calendar? Please contact the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning at 828.227.2091 or communityengagement@wcu.edu.

Below is an alphabetized list of our current community partners. You can also search the database by county and focus below:

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Community Partners List - Alphabetical

A

Alzheimer's Association - Western Carolina Chapter
American Red Cross
Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve
Appalachian Women's Museum
The Arc of Haywood County
Asheville Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Arts Departments
Autumn Care of Waynesville
AWAKE, Inc. (Adults Working & Advocating for Kids Empowerment)

B

Balsam Mountain Trust
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Western North Carolina, Inc.
Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau
Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
Blue Ridge School
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue

C

Cashiers Historical Society
Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.
Catman2, Inc.
Center for Domestic Peace
Cherokee Family Support Services
Circles of Cashiers-Glenville
Circles of Jackson County, Inc.
Community Table
Cullowhee Valley After-School Program
Cullowhee Community Garden

D

Democracy NC
Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice
Disability Partners

E

EBCI Cooperative Extension
Eblen Charities

Empowering Madison Youth to Succeed
Equinox Ranch

F

Fairview Elementary School
Folkmoot
Friends of Panthertown
Friends of the T.M. Rickman General Store
Full Spectrum Farms

G

Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont
Gorges State Park
Great Smokies Health Foundation Thrift Shop
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guardian ad Litem

H

Habitat for Humanity - Asheville Area
Habitat for Humanity - Haywood County
Habitat for Humanity - Macon/Jackson County
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
Harris Palliative Care and Hospice
Haywood County 4-H
Haywood County Meals on Wheels
Haywood Pathways Center
Haywood Vocational Opportunities
Haywood Waterways Association
Haywood-Jackson Volunteer Center
HERE in Jackson County
Highlands Cashiers Land Trust
HIGHTS
Homebase
Hope Chest for Women
Housing Assistance Corporation

J

Jackson County 4-H
Jackson County Animal Shelter
Jackson County Arts Council
Jackson County Chamber & Visitor Center
Jackson County Green Energy Park
Jackson County Public Library
Jackson County Recreation/Parks Department
Jackson County Schools
Jackson County Senior Center
Jackson County Sheriff's Office

K

KARE, Inc.
Kids in Action
Kings Mountain Historical Museum

L

LEAP After School Program
LIFESPAN, Inc.
The Literacy and Learning Center

M

Macon Program for Progress, Inc.
Main Street Sylva Association
Mainspring Conservation Trust
MANNA Food Bank of Asheville
Mediation Center of WNC
Mountain Heritage Center
Mountain Mediation Services
Mountain Projects, Inc.
Mountain Retreat and Learning Center

N

O

Operation AniMeals - Jackson County Department on Aging

P

Pathways Thrift Store
Phoenix Landing Foundation
Pigeon Community Development Center
Project C.A.R.E.
Project F.I.R.E.

R

Ramsey Regional Activity Center
REACH of Macon/Jackson County
Region A Partnership for Children
Rotary Club of Sylva

S

Safelight
The Salvation Army
Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation
Scott's Creek Elementary School
Skyland Care Center
Smokey Mountain Elementary School
Smoky Mountain High School
Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center
Special Olympics North Carolina
Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center
Streets of Franklin Heritage Association
Sylva Community Garden
Sylva Linings Thrift Store

T

Teen Challenge of the Smokies
Ten Thousand Villages
Town of Sylva

U

Uncomplicated Kitchen
United Christian Ministries

W

WATR, Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River
WCU University Participant (UP) Program
WestBridge Vocational
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Within Reach Resale Shop